Bedridden 11 Year Old Poet Virginia Belcher Sings Hope
Virginia Belcher,11, bedridden in San Antonio for health, composes verses and short stories while cared for by mother Mabel Belcher and aunt Carrie Hamilton. Her poems honor her mother and school life and describe snowflakes and New Year themes. Her ambition is to be a great writer despite illness. Ballard's Snow Liniment advertised.
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San Antonio Express
Sun
Irene Dickson Whitworth
San Antonio
Virginia Belcher
Guy Hamilton
Mabel Belcher
Carrie Hamilton
Cypress Street
Virginia
Dorothy
Jane
Elizabeth
Natire
Training the Young Lessons in Patience and Kindness
A Thrift Magazine article urges patience and gentleness in raising both farm animals and children. It argues mean temper stems from improper handling and that most youths are not vicious at heart, needing sympathetic encouragement rather than harsh discipline.
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Thrift Magazine
SAFETY FIRST In the Smoking Room a Woman Warns Charles
A brief, period tone note shows a sharp voiced woman addressing her husband Charles in a smoking room, urging caution and safety amid a tense moment. The scene emphasizes domestic tension and a concern for wellbeing within a social setting.
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Charles
Tonic Grove Tasteless Tonic Claims Health Boost
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic marketed to restore energy and vitality by purifying and enriching the blood. Claims to improve appetite and color in cheeks, with iron and quinine suspended in syrup and notes it fights malarial and grip germs. Price 60 cents.
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Grove
Train Romance Between Lovers Revealed
A couple recalls a past romance aboard a train. The woman reminds Charles how a pair of slippers she once gave him helped seal their marriage after a comment about a picnic. A nearby young man and girl react by removing their feet from the seat during the memory.
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Chas
Charles
Liquid Borozone heals wounds quickly advertised
A drugstore ad promoting Liquid Borozone as an efficient healing remedy for human or animal flesh. It claims rapid mending of severe wounds cuts sores or scratches and lists prices 30c 60c and $1.20. Sold by Dyer and Jones druggists.
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Ballard
Dyer & Jones
Income Tax Facts You Should Know
The Bureau of Internal Revenue says reports must be filed for payments of $1,000 or more in 1920 by all persons and organizations. Employers must file separate returns for employees earning $1,000 or more, detailing recipient names addresses and amounts. These information returns are checked against individual income tax returns. If a recipient failed to report such payments, they will hear from the tax authorities.
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Bureau To
Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington, D. C
John Doe
Internal Revenue Audit Yields Large Collections
The collector of internal revenue reports thousands of delinquents found and penalties and taxes aggregating hundreds of thousands of dollars collected as a result of the audit.
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Internal Revenue
Mahurin Items Highlights From Local Social Roundup
Miss Lillian Dosier improves slowly after illness. Wade Smith and family from Greenville visited J. E. Smith over the weekend. J. H. Hodge and Edgar Carr families joined Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Reneau near Canaan for Sunday. Josh May of Savoy visited his brother Jerome May. Withrow relatives visited Savoy Sunday. Mrs. Howard Harrison hosted Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Charlie Layman. Basketball teams report three recent games. boys won two versus Savoy Ely and Randolph, girls won both against Ely and Randolph. Eunice Baker spent weekend with relatives. Union lodge meets each Tuesday night. Young folks enjoyed a Thursday party at Mrs. Howard Harrison’s home. Editor notes the letter arrived late.
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J. H. Hodge
Edgar Carr
J. D. Reneau
Canaan
Josh May
Savoy
Jerome May
Withrow
Howard Harrison
Charlie Layman
Ely
Randolph
666 Breaks a Cold Quicker Than Any Remedy
Advertisement notes that 666 capsules or tablets offer rapid relief from cold symptoms, claiming superior speed to other remedies known at the time.
University of Texas Lands to Be Put on Market
Austin Feb 11 University of Texas lands will be placed on the market beginning Sept 1 1922 under a bill introduced in the House by Baldwin of Lubbock County. The land will be put on the market as leases expire with the university retaining one eighth royalty on oil and one twentieth on other minerals. No corporation may purchase and individuals are limited to ten sections. The general provisions of the free school land.
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Free School Land
Sale act notice on land disposition
A brief notice states that the sale act applies to the disposition of the land. It references the legal framework guiding the transfer and sets the context for subsequent public action or bidding procedures.
Rub My Tism Cures Bruises Cuts and Burns
A brief note promotes Rub My Tism as a remedy for bruises cuts burns sores tetter and related skin ailments. The advertisement emphasizes quick relief and broad topical use without detailingIngredients or medical claims.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine for Deafness Cure
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications. The remedy is a constitutional treatment using Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims to affect the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube through the blood and offers one hundred dollars for uncured cases. Circulars free. B. J. Cheney, Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
All Druggista
B. J. Cheney
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